How parents can prevent summer brain drain

5:36 PM,
Jun. 16, 2013

Smart toys from VTech can help combat 'summer brain drain,' which occurs when children lose some of the knowledge they gained during the school year because they're not regularly exercising their brains.

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Each summer, parents look for ways to combat "summer brain drain," which occurs when children lose some of the knowledge they gained during the school year because they're not regularly exercising their brains. According to research from the Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University, students typically lose one to two months of reading and math skills during summer break.

"Children's brains develop at a remarkable pace, and don't take a break from learning just because school is out," says neuroscientist Dr. Lise Eliot, an early childhood development expert and author. ...